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WHEN THE TALK OF FEMALE EMCEES IS HEARD, NICKI MINAJ IS NOW THE FIRST RAPPER MOST PEOPLE THINK OF. BUT BEFORE YOUNG MONEY’S PLATINUM FEMALE RECORDING ARTIST, SO SO DEF HAD A TALENTED FEMALE OF THEIR OWN.
DA BRAT, BORN AS, SHAWNTAE HARRIS WAS THE FIRST FEMALE RAPPER TO RECORD A PLATINUM SELLING ALBUM. DA BRAT RECEIVED HER BIG BREAK AFTER SHE WON A YO!MTV CONTEST AND WAS INTRODUCED TO KRISS KROSS WHO INTRODUCED HER TO JERMAINE DUPRI. DUPRI SIGNED DA BRAT TO HIS LABEL SO SO DEF AND RELEASED HER DEBUT ALBUM “FUNKDAFIED” IN 1994 AND THE ALBUM LATER WENT PLATINUM.
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